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Editorials

Let’s Put More Effort Into Investigating and Prosecuting Environmental Crimes

Uncovering environmental harms and crimes, and holding those responsible accountable, has never received enough priority. We need to correct that problem.
May 9, 2022
by
John R. Platt
Uncovering environmental harms and crimes, and holding those responsible accountable, has never received enough priority. We need to correct that problem.
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6 Big Environmental Stories to Watch in 2022

From plastic pollution to extreme weather and the extinction crisis, the year ahead promises tough fights, enormous challenges and critical opportunities.
January 3, 2022
by
John R. Platt and Tara Lohan
From plastic pollution to extreme weather and the extinction crisis, the year ahead promises tough fights, enormous challenges and critical opportunities.
Species 2021
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The Species That Defined Our Year

2021 brought coverage of a wide range of amazing wildlife, along with the threats they face and the solutions to saving them.
December 29, 2021
by
John R. Platt
2021 brought coverage of a wide range of amazing wildlife, along with the threats they face and the solutions to saving them.
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The Revelator’s Top 12 Environmental Commentaries of 2021

Our experts weighed in on hot topics ranging from plastic pollution to the extinction crisis.
December 27, 2021
by
Tara Lohan and John R. Platt
Our experts weighed in on hot topics ranging from plastic pollution to the extinction crisis.
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What’s Working: The Revelator’s 12 Favorite Solutions Stories of 2021

From wetlands restoration to conservation dogs and the decline of fossil fuels, these tales set the stage for the year ahead.
December 23, 2021
by
Tara Lohan and John R. Platt
From wetlands restoration to conservation dogs and the decline of fossil fuels, these tales set the stage for the year ahead.
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9 Don’t-Miss Environmental Interviews of 2021

Conservationists, activists, scientists and other experts offered their insight into the year’s most pressing issues.
December 20, 2021
by
Tara Lohan and John R. Platt
Conservationists, activists, scientists and other experts offered their insight into the year’s most pressing issues.
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Voter Suppression Is the New Climate Denial

The slow-moving coup threatens not just democracy but meaningful action on climate, extinction and environmental justice.
October 27, 2021
by
John R. Platt
The slow-moving coup threatens not just democracy but meaningful action on climate, extinction and environmental justice.
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Editorials

23 Gone, Countless More to Save

Are you angry about the extinction of the ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 other species? Good. Use it.
October 4, 2021
by
John R. Platt
Are you angry about the extinction of the ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 other species? Good. Use it.
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Editorials

As the Climate Changes, Where Are the Safest Places to Live?

To stay or to leave in search of safer ground makes me wonder how we determine risk in a world that’s so rapidly changing.
September 7, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
To stay or to leave in search of safer ground makes me wonder how we determine risk in a world that’s so rapidly changing.
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Life Under the Heat Dome

Climate change came for Portland, showing us that the worst is already here — and we can’t afford to ignore it any longer.
July 1, 2021
by
John R. Platt
Climate change came for Portland, showing us that the worst is already here — and we can’t afford to ignore it any longer.

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